# Accident 19860803036849A: Cessna A185F, Reno, NV, August 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1986, 17:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Stead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7103° N, 119.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7103&lon=-119.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185M-2008-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,706 total, 132 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. COLLIDED WITH GROUND. AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT.DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA86LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA192), Aug 4, 1986: Cessna 185FII (N185M), Reno, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N185M (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070501007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501007469A), May 1, 2007: Cessna A185F (N185M), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Owner/operator reported aircraft nosed over on landing grand plateau glacier after right ski dug into snow and axle bolts pulled nuts off bolt. Damage to…
- [Accident 20000816042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816042379A), Aug 16, 2000: Cessna A185F (N185M), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a beach landing, the right wheel struck a rock, breaking the right gear leg at the axle. The right gear leg dug into the sand, tearing off at the…
- [Incident 19840923064949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840923064949I), Sep 23, 1984: Cessna A185F (N185M), Brooksville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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